1975: Grizzly bears in the lower 48 states listed as a threatened species under the Endangered Species Act.
August 2003: Administrators for the national forests surrounding Yellowstone National Park, propose forest plan amendments dictating how grizzly bears will be managed in the forests after they are delisted.
March 2004: Shoshone and Bridger-Teton National Forests implement controversial food-storage orders in most of the forests. The southern Wind River Mountains are not included after an uproar from Fremont County.
Fall 2004: Public comment period for the Wyoming Game and Fish Department’s Draft Grizzly Bear Occupancy Management Proposal Following Delisting as a Threatened Species.
April 2005: Final Draft Grizzly Bear Occupancy Management Proposal Following Delisting as a Threatened Species approved by the Wyoming Game and Fish Commission.
Autumn 2005: Proposal to delist grizzly bears in the Greater Yellowstone Ecosystem expected to be released by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service. The proposal will be open to public comment after it comes out. The USFWS will make a final decision sometime next year.
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